diff --git a/tools/updater-lifecycle-3.4.mjs b/tools/updater-lifecycle-3.4.mjs
index 8cca9f3..8291b4b 100644
--- a/tools/updater-lifecycle-3.4.mjs
+++ b/tools/updater-lifecycle-3.4.mjs
@@ -129,9 +129,12 @@ function normalizeRun(run) {
 }
 
 function bestRun(runs) {
-  const successful = runs.filter(run => run.state === 'success').sort((a, b) => time(b.updatedAt) - time(a.updatedAt))[0];
-  if (successful) return successful;
-  return [...runs].sort((a, b) => time(b.updatedAt) - time(a.updatedAt))[0];
+  return [...runs].sort((a, b) => {
+    const dateDelta = time(b.updatedAt) - time(a.updatedAt);
+    if (dateDelta) return dateDelta;
+    const rank = { success: 4, pending: 3, failure: 2, cancelled: 1, missing: 0 };
+    return (rank[b.state] || 0) - (rank[a.state] || 0);
+  })[0];
 }
 
 export function classifyChecks({ checks = [], workflowRuns = [], requiredChecks = REQUIRED_CHECKS, requiredWorkflows = REQUIRED_WORKFLOWS, elapsedSeconds = 0, gracePeriodSeconds = 90, timedOut = false }) {